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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]Just to clear up a couple of misconceptions posted above. First, Ken Archer is not really an "outsider" as the thread topic would have it. He lives in DC and has been active on education issues for some time. I don't always agree with him, but I respect his knowledge of the topic. While he doesn't currently have a child enrolled in DCPS, that is only because his child is too young. I believe that will change next year.

Also, contrary to the post that says controlled choice plans are not being proposed for Wards 3 and 8, Archer's proposal does exactly that. It's notable that given where he lives, strict neighborhood school boundaries would be personally advantageous to him. [b]So, the fact that he proposes controlled-choice even for his own neighborhood shows a certain willingness to make his own sacrifice.[/b]
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That's quite a leap.  Moving or going private are on the menu for lots of residents of Georgetown with kids. Sacrifice, heh.   I thought it was supposed to be a gift to wealthy parents to be able to "choose" a socio-economically diverse school.  [/quote]

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